What does Treadmill mean?

Definitions for Treadmill
ˈtrɛdˌmɪltread·mill

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. treadmillnoun

    an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place

  2. treadmill, treadwheel, tread-wheelnoun

    a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps

  3. treadmill, salt minenoun

    a job involving drudgery and confinement

Wiktionary

  1. treadmillnoun

    A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

  2. treadmillnoun

    A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline.

  3. treadmillnoun

    A mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt.

Wikipedia

  1. Treadmill

    A treadmill is a device generally used for walking, running, or climbing while staying in the same place. Treadmills were introduced before the development of powered machines to harness the power of animals or humans to do work, often a type of mill operated by a person or animal treading the steps of a treadwheel to grind grain. In later times, treadmills were used as punishment devices for people sentenced to hard labor in prisons. The terms treadmill and treadwheel were used interchangeably for the power and punishment mechanisms. More recently, treadmills have instead been used as exercise machines for running or walking in one place. Rather than the user powering a mill, the device provides a moving platform with a wide conveyor belt driven by an electric motor or a flywheel. The belt moves to the rear, requiring the user to walk or run at a speed matching the belt. The rate at which the belt moves is the rate of walking or running. Thus, the speed of running may be controlled and measured. The more expensive, heavy-duty versions are motor-driven (usually by an electric motor). The simpler, lighter, and less expensive versions passively resist the motion, moving only when walkers push the belt with their feet. The latter are known as manual treadmills. Treadmills continue to be the biggest selling exercise equipment category by a large margin. As a result, the treadmill industry has hundreds of manufacturers throughout the world.

ChatGPT

  1. treadmill

    A treadmill is a stationary machine or device that is used for walking, running, or climbing while staying in the same place. It usually has a moving platform with a conveyor belt and is powered by a motor, allowing the user to adjust the speed and sometimes the incline to vary the intensity of their workout. It is primarily used for exercise, physical therapy, and in tests to measure athletic performance or cardiac health.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Treadmillnoun

    a mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt

Wikidata

  1. Treadmill

    A treadmill is a device for walking or running while staying in the same place. Treadmills were introduced before the development of powered machines, to harness the power of animals or humans to do work, often a type of mill that was operated by a person or animal treading steps of a treadwheel to grind grain. In later times treadmills were used as punishment devices for people sentenced to hard labour in prisons. The terms treadmill and treadwheel were used interchangeably for the power and punishment mechanisms. More recently treadmills are not used to harness power, but as exercise machines for running or walking in one place. Rather than the user powering the mill, the machine provides a moving platform with a wide conveyor belt driven by an electric motor or a flywheel. The belt moves to the rear requiring the user to walk or run at a speed matching that of the belt. The rate at which the belt moves is the rate of walking or running. Thus, the speed of running may be controlled and measured. The more expensive, heavy-duty versions are motor-driven. The simpler, lighter, and less expensive versions passively resist the motion, moving only when walkers push the belt with their feet. The latter are known as manual treadmills.

Editors Contribution

  1. treadmill

    A type of device, machine or product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes, styles and computer systems.

    There are a wide variety of treadmill on the market to suit a variety of budget and purposes, most in 2015 will have a computer system that gives data to the user.


    Submitted by MaryC on November 4, 2015  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Treadmill in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Treadmill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Treadmill in a Sentence

  1. Mark Smith:

    If you give individuals an alternative activity that they enjoy, then by default, substance use will decrease. They have something else to do with their time, now, this doesn’t necessarily have to be, you know, running for hours on a treadmill. You know, it could be going outside and playing basketball or tennis or pickleball, or whatever your favorite sport is.

  2. Jamshid Ghajar:

    Rest doesn’t mean don’t exercise— it means don’t get hit again, we’re not advocating banging on your head again. We’re advocating getting on a treadmill or a bike and getting cardio exercise.

  3. Andrew Morgan:

    We have to get past the smokescreen, we have to change the system, the message is not to people to stop buying or to stop loving the things you wear but ... to slow down the endless treadmill of buying disposable, cheap clothing.

  4. Eric Casaburi:

    For example, you could exercise on a treadmill, while taking a conference call (something that I do frequently), yes, you will be winded, but I assure you it won't affect your thinking and communication skills. In fact, there are studies that show the brain neurons fire off at a higher rate while active!

  5. Alan Hedge:

    Anecdotally, treadmill desk companies have people sign waivers (for) if you get engrossed in what you are doing and propelled off the back (of the machine).

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